The Haredi parties have lost their way: Looking for the most Haredi? First look for the Jewish | Nechama Tzibin

Attorney Nechama Tzibin argues in an opinion piece that the Haredi parties are preoccupied with competing over budgets and the title of "the most Haredi," while neglecting fundamental struggles over the Jewish identity of the state, citing the 2021 High Court ruling on conversion as an example.

Attorney Nechama Tzibin argues in an opinion piece that the Haredi parties have lost their way: they are busy competing over budgets and the title of "the most Haredi," but neglect the fundamental struggles over the Jewish identity of the state. As a central example, she cites the 2021 High Court ruling on conversion (HCJ 11013/05), which she claims is a loss for the Jewish people. Tzibin argues that for about a decade and a half, the court "begged" the Knesset to regulate the issue through legislation, but the Haredi parties did not make it a top priority. According to her, it is easy for them to secure sectoral budgets but difficult to wage an ideological struggle over issues like who is a Jew and the Law of Return. She ends with disappointment but declares that she will continue to vote for a Haredi party, while expecting change.